# journeyman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɝnimən/ · frequency rank #32,460

## Definitions
1. A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.
2. A competent but undistinguished tradesman, especially one who works, and is paid by the day.
3. A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.

## Etymology
From Middle English jorneman; from journe (from Old French jornee (“a day's work, a journey”)) and mon; equivalent to journey + -man.

## Common misspellings (15)
`jjourneyman`, `joruneyman`, `jounreyman`, `jourenyman`, `journemyan`, `journeyamn`, `journeymann`, `journeymman`, `journeymna`, `journeyyman`, `journneyman`, `journyeman`, `jourrneyman`, `juorneyman`, `ojurneyman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/journeyman